Smithfield, Kentucky Weather
Smithfield, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Smithfield, Oldham County.
Full aviation weather for Smithfield is published on the Capital City Airport (KFFT) page, 38 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 5 airfields within reach of Smithfield have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Smithfield: Bowman Field (KLOU) 40 km · Clark Regional Airport (KJVY) 42 km · Madison Municipal Airport (KIMS) 45 km · Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (KSDF) 48 km
Conditions reported at KFFT describe the airfield itself. Weather 38 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Smithfield specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Smithfield.
About Smithfield, Kentucky
Smithfield unfolds across a landscape of rolling hills, where verdant fields stretch towards a sky that often wears a bruised, twilight hue. It lies 21.3 miles north-east of Jeffersontown, KY (from Jeffersontown, KY: bearing 51°T), and is situated 6.8 miles east-south-east of La Grange. The land here, a rich loam, holds the memory of seasons past, its contours softened by time and the patient work of generations. Old farmhouses, their paint weathered to a gentle grey, stand sentinel against the horizon, their broad porches offering a silent invitation to pause. Creeks, mere ribbons of silver when the sun catches them, snake through the hollows, their banks lined with sycamores whose leaves whisper in the breeze, a constant, quiet conversation with the air. The very air itself in Smithfield carries a scent of damp earth and sun-baked hay, a perfume that clings to everything. The history of Smithfield is deeply entwined with the fertile soil and the waterways that shaped its early life. Once a hub for tobacco and bourbon, the scent of fermenting mash and cured leaves would have been a familiar marker of its economy. Though its agricultural roots remain strong, with cattle grazing on the undulating pastures and corn standing tall in the summer sun, Smithfield has also seen shifts in its economic currents. The quiet rhythm of life here is punctuated by the infrequent rumble of a truck heading to market, a reminder of the outward reach of this contained world. Local traditions, like the annual summer festival, serve as anchors, binding its residents to a shared past and a hopeful present, a testament to the enduring spirit of this place.
Live animated radar for Smithfield and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
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| Location | Smithfield, Oldham County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 38.38581°N, 85.25684°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 40068 |
| Area Code | 502 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Smithfield, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Smithfield, Kentucky, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Smithfield includes coordinates 38.385810°N, 85.256840°W, situated in Oldham County. ZIP code 40068. Telephone area code: 502. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
